[Ord. No. 97-40, § 1, 2-4-1998]
Building permits shall not be issued for construction of structures
of any kind which are governed by the Rhode Island State Building
Code on lots which do not have frontage on an accepted and actual
public highway giving roadway access either to a state highway or
a Town maintained street, road, avenue, drive or other previously
utilized and recognized right-of-way permitting access by the general
public and which shall have been constructed to the standards of the
Town whereby such roadway may be accepted into the Town's functional
highway system.
[Ord. No. 97-40, § 2, 2-4-1998]
In the case of potential public highways which are part of a
previously filed, legally recognized, and/or approved plat or subdivision
of record, it shall be the responsibility of the land owner and/or
developer to construct the roadways which were planned as a part of
such previously filed, legally recognized, and/or approved plat or
subdivision of record at the expense of the land owner and/or developer
within the confines and limitations of the previously filed, legally
recognized and/or approved platted highway system in accordance with
the construction standards and requirement promulgated or enacted
by the Director of Public Works.
[Ord. No. 97-40, § 3, 2-4-1998]
At which time a landowner and/or developer shall determine to
construct a roadway or highway which is a part of a previously filed,
legally recognized, and/or approved plat or subdivision of record,
the landowner and/or developer shall be required to provide to the
Director of Planning and Community Development a surety bond covering
the construction performance and durability of such roadway(s) as
is/are to be constructed. The amount of such bond shall be established
by the Director of Public Works as and shall conform to the provisions
of § 13, Construction and/or Improvement Guarantees; Subsection
(B) of the Land Development and Subdivision Regulations of the Town
of Cumberland, Rhode Island, enacted October 19, 1997, as amended.
Such regulations shall govern the posting of such guarantee; the form
of guarantee; the conditions thereof; the duration and release of
guarantee; extension of time; default; certification of default; execution
of guarantee; and, payment of surety.
[Ord. No. 97-40, § 4, 2-4-1998]
Upon the satisfactory submission of the surety outlined in § 30-143 hereinabove, the Building Official may issue building permits pursuant to the provisions of The Rhode Island State Building Code and further subject to the submission by the land owner or developer of a Request For Building Permit - Subdivision Lot Under Construction and Request For Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy For a Subdivision Lot Under Construction which are attached to Ordinance No. 97-40 as Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" respectively and which are made a part hereof by reference.
[Ord. No. 01-38, § 1, 11-7-2001]
(a)
Required; contents. Upon request by a developer for any building
permit, construction permit, earthmoving permit and/or prior to any
construction whatsoever for or on any subdivision that had been approved
and/or recorded at least at a minimum of two years prior to the start
of any construction or improvements in a subdivision consisting of
five or more residential dwellings, the developer shall notify the
Building Official in writing that construction and/or improvements
will henceforth begin. Said notification shall identify the subdivision,
the assessors plat and map of the property; the date of approval of
the subdivision and the number of residential dwellings approved for
construction and provide a schedule of anticipated construction activity.
(b)
Notice. Upon the receipt of notice of commencement of construction
on any subdivision application consisting of five or more residential
dwellings, the Building Official shall cause to be printed in not
less than two newspapers of general circulation in the Town, notice
of the filing of said intention to begin construction.
(c)
Cost of notice. The developer/petitioner shall pay the cost
of said advertisement which shall appear not less than seven days
before the date of anticipated commencement of construction.
